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222-467: A half-life of 3.7 million years, Mn with a half-life of 312.2 days, and Mn with a half-life of 5.591 days. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives of less than three hours, and the majority of less than one minute. The primary decay mode in isotopes lighter than the most abundant stable isotope, Mn, is electron capture and the primary mode in heavier isotopes is beta decay . Manganese also has three meta states . Manganese
333-409: A magnesia nigra (the black ore) from magnesia alba (a white ore, also from Magnesia, also useful in glassmaking). Michele Mercati called magnesia nigra manganesa , and finally the metal isolated from it became known as manganese ( German : Mangan ). The name magnesia eventually was then used to refer only to the white magnesia alba (magnesium oxide), which provided the name magnesium for
444-738: A pure element . In chemistry, a pure element means a substance whose atoms all (or in practice almost all) have the same atomic number, or number of protons . Nuclear scientists, however, define a pure element as one that consists of only one isotope. For example, a copper wire is 99.99% chemically pure if 99.99% of its atoms are copper, with 29 protons each. However it is not isotopically pure since ordinary copper consists of two stable isotopes, 69% Cu and 31% Cu, with different numbers of neutrons. However, pure gold would be both chemically and isotopically pure, since ordinary gold consists only of one isotope, Au. Atoms of chemically pure elements may bond to each other chemically in more than one way, allowing
555-549: A considerable amount of time. (See element naming controversy ). Precursors of such controversies involved the nationalistic namings of elements in the late 19th century. For example, lutetium was named in reference to Paris, France. The Germans were reluctant to relinquish naming rights to the French, often calling it cassiopeium . Similarly, the British discoverer of niobium originally named it columbium , in reference to
666-477: A different element in nuclear reactions , which change an atom's atomic number. Historically, the term "chemical element" meant a substance that cannot be broken down into constituent substances by chemical reactions, and for most practical purposes this definition still has validity. There was some controversy in the 1920s over whether isotopes deserved to be recognized as separate elements if they could be separated by chemical means. The term "(chemical) element"
777-652: A few decay products, to have been differentiated from other elements. Most recently, the synthesis of element 118 (since named oganesson ) was reported in October 2006, and the synthesis of element 117 ( tennessine ) was reported in April 2010. Of these 118 elements, 94 occur naturally on Earth. Six of these occur in extreme trace quantities: technetium , atomic number 43; promethium , number 61; astatine , number 85; francium , number 87; neptunium , number 93; and plutonium , number 94. These 94 elements have been detected in
888-529: A few elements, such as silver and gold , are found uncombined as relatively pure native element minerals . Nearly all other naturally occurring elements occur in the Earth as compounds or mixtures. Air is mostly a mixture of molecular nitrogen and oxygen , though it does contain compounds including carbon dioxide and water , as well as atomic argon , a noble gas which is chemically inert and therefore does not undergo chemical reactions. The history of
999-607: A lesser extent as rhodochrosite ( MnCO 3 ). The most important manganese ore is pyrolusite ( MnO 2 ). Other economically important manganese ores usually show a close spatial relation to the iron ores, such as sphalerite . Land-based resources are large but irregularly distributed. About 80% of the known world manganese resources are in South Africa; other important manganese deposits are in Ukraine, Australia, India, China, Gabon and Brazil. According to 1978 estimate,
1110-870: A mining extraction method called open cut strip mining. It sends its ore to be smelted at the Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company (TEMCO). TEMCO, established in 1965, is Australia's only ferroalloy smelter site, situated at Bell Bay, Tasmania , north of Launceston at the other end of the continent. The company extracts roughly 5 million tonnes of manganese ore every year. References [ edit ] ^ "Geoscience Australia Portal" . ^ "Open Pit Mining Techniques|Surface Mines|Rock or Mineral Extraction" . ^ "Groote Eylandt | | MiningLink - The largest & most visited mining website in Australia" . mininglink.com.au . Archived from
1221-500: A pressure of 1 bar and a given temperature (typically at 298.15K). However, for phosphorus, the reference state is white phosphorus even though it is not the most stable allotrope, and the reference state for carbon is graphite, because the structure of graphite is more stable than that of the other allotropes. In thermochemistry , an element is defined to have an enthalpy of formation of zero in its reference state. Several kinds of descriptive categorizations can be applied broadly to
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#17328023931441332-483: A pressure of one atmosphere, are commonly used in characterizing the various elements. While known for most elements, either or both of these measurements is still undetermined for some of the radioactive elements available in only tiny quantities. Since helium remains a liquid even at absolute zero at atmospheric pressure, it has only a boiling point, and not a melting point, in conventional presentations. The density at selected standard temperature and pressure (STP)
1443-442: A primitive cubic structure with 20 atoms per unit cell at two types of sites, which is as complex as that of any other elemental metal. It is easily obtained as a metastable phase at room temperature by rapid quenching. It does not show magnetic ordering , remaining paramagnetic down to the lowest temperature measured (1.1 K). Gamma manganese (γ-Mn) forms when heated above 1,370 K (1,100 °C; 2,010 °F). It has
1554-399: A rubber additive; and in glass making, fertilisers, and ceramics. Manganese sulfate can be used as a fungicide. Manganese is also an essential human dietary element, important in macronutrient metabolism, bone formation, and free radical defense systems. It is a critical component in dozens of proteins and enzymes. It is found mostly in the bones, but also the liver, kidneys, and brain. In
1665-447: A simple face-centered cubic structure (four atoms per unit cell). When quenched to room temperature it converts to β-Mn, but it can be stabilized at room temperature by alloying it with at least 5 percent of other elements (such as C, Fe, Ni, Cu, Pd or Au), and these solute-stabilized alloys distort into a face-centered tetragonal structure. Delta manganese (δ-Mn) forms when heated above 1,406 K (1,130 °C; 2,070 °F) and
1776-456: A small group, (the metalloids ), having intermediate properties and often behaving as semiconductors . A more refined classification is often shown in colored presentations of the periodic table. This system restricts the terms "metal" and "nonmetal" to only certain of the more broadly defined metals and nonmetals, adding additional terms for certain sets of the more broadly viewed metals and nonmetals. The version of this classification used in
1887-474: A whole number. For example, the relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.453 u, which differs greatly from a whole number as it is an average of about 76% chlorine-35 and 24% chlorine-37. Whenever a relative atomic mass value differs by more than ~1% from a whole number, it is due to this averaging effect, as significant amounts of more than one isotope are naturally present in a sample of that element. Chemists and nuclear scientists have different definitions of
1998-404: Is 10 (for tin , element 50). The mass number of an element, A , is the number of nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atomic nucleus. Different isotopes of a given element are distinguished by their mass number, which is written as a superscript on the left hand side of the chemical symbol (e.g., U). The mass number is always an integer and has units of "nucleons". Thus, magnesium-24 (24
2109-436: Is MnO 2 . It is the dark brown pigment of many cave drawings but is also a common ingredient in dry cell batteries. Complexes of Mn(IV) are well known, but they require elaborate ligands . Mn(IV)-OH complexes are an intermediate in some enzymes , including the oxygen evolving center (OEC) in plants. Simple derivatives Mn are rarely encountered but can be stabilized by suitably basic ligands. Manganese(III) acetate
2220-430: Is a chemical element ; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron . Manganese was first isolated in the 1770s. It is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels . It improves strength, workability, and resistance to wear. Manganese oxide is used as an oxidising agent; as
2331-606: Is a mixture of C (about 98.9%), C (about 1.1%) and about 1 atom per trillion of C. Most (54 of 94) naturally occurring elements have more than one stable isotope. Except for the isotopes of hydrogen (which differ greatly from each other in relative mass—enough to cause chemical effects), the isotopes of a given element are chemically nearly indistinguishable. All elements have radioactive isotopes (radioisotopes); most of these radioisotopes do not occur naturally. Radioisotopes typically decay into other elements via alpha decay , beta decay , or inverse beta decay ; some isotopes of
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#17328023931442442-466: Is a brown pigment for paint and is a constituent of natural umber . Tetravalent manganese is used as an activator in red-emitting phosphors . While many compounds are known which show luminescence , the majority are not used in commercial application due to low efficiency or deep red emission. However, several Mn activated fluorides were reported as potential red-emitting phosphors for warm-white LEDs. But to this day, only K 2 SiF 6 :Mn
2553-552: Is a commonly used laboratory reagent because of its oxidizing properties; it is used as a topical medicine (for example, in the treatment of fish diseases). Solutions of potassium permanganate were among the first stains and fixatives to be used in the preparation of biological cells and tissues for electron microscopy. Aside from various permanganate salts, Mn(VII) is represented by the unstable, volatile derivative Mn 2 O 7 . Oxyhalides (MnO 3 F and MnO 3 Cl) are powerful oxidizing agents . The most prominent example of Mn in
2664-406: Is a dimensionless number equal to the atomic mass divided by the atomic mass constant , which equals 1 Da. In general, the mass number of a given nuclide differs in value slightly from its relative atomic mass, since the mass of each proton and neutron is not exactly 1 Da; since the electrons contribute a lesser share to the atomic mass as neutron number exceeds proton number; and because of
2775-494: Is a silvery-gray metal that resembles iron. It is hard and very brittle, difficult to fuse, but easy to oxidize. Manganese and its common ions are paramagnetic . Manganese tarnishes slowly in air and oxidizes ("rusts") like iron in water containing dissolved oxygen. Naturally occurring manganese is composed of one stable isotope , Mn. Several radioisotopes have been isolated and described, ranging in atomic weight from 46 u ( Mn) to 72 u ( Mn). The most stable are Mn with
2886-549: Is also seen in the mineral rhodochrosite ( manganese(II) carbonate ). Manganese(II) commonly exists with a high spin, S = 5/2 ground state because of the high pairing energy for manganese(II). There are no spin-allowed d–d transitions in manganese(II), which explain its faint color. Manganese forms a large variety of organometallic derivatives, i.e., compounds with Mn-C bonds. The organometallic derivatives include numerous examples of Mn in its lower oxidation states, i.e. Mn(−III) up through Mn(I). This area of organometallic chemistry
2997-579: Is an Australian company that was commissioned to mine high grade manganese ore . GEMCO is majority owned by South32 . It runs its operation on 84 square kilometres (32 sq. mi.) of the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve, which is part of Groote Eylandt , a 2,326 square kilometre (898 sq. mi.) island in the Gulf of Carpentaria that has a population of 1539. The company is one of three manganese ore mining companies in Australia. GEMCO uses
3108-812: Is an ongoing area of scientific study. The lightest elements are hydrogen and helium , both created by Big Bang nucleosynthesis in the first 20 minutes of the universe in a ratio of around 3:1 by mass (or 12:1 by number of atoms), along with tiny traces of the next two elements, lithium and beryllium . Almost all other elements found in nature were made by various natural methods of nucleosynthesis . On Earth, small amounts of new atoms are naturally produced in nucleogenic reactions, or in cosmogenic processes, such as cosmic ray spallation . New atoms are also naturally produced on Earth as radiogenic daughter isotopes of ongoing radioactive decay processes such as alpha decay , beta decay , spontaneous fission , cluster decay , and other rarer modes of decay. Of
3219-574: Is an oxidant useful in organic synthesis . Solid compounds of manganese(III) are characterized by its strong purple-red color and a preference for distorted octahedral coordination resulting from the Jahn-Teller effect . A particularly common oxidation state for manganese in aqueous solution is +2, which has a pale pink color. Many manganese(II) compounds are known, such as the aquo complexes derived from manganese(II) sulfate (MnSO 4 ) and manganese(II) chloride (MnCl 2 ). This oxidation state
3330-464: Is attractive because Mn is inexpensive and of relatively low toxicity. Of greatest commercial interest is "MMT", methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl , which is used as an anti-knock compound added to gasoline (petrol) in some countries. It features Mn(I). Consistent with other aspects of Mn(II) chemistry, manganocene ( Mn(C 5 H 5 ) 2 ) is high-spin. In contrast, its neighboring metal iron forms an air-stable, low-spin derivative in
3441-460: Is based on a Latin or other traditional word, for example adopting "gold" rather than "aurum" as the name for the 79th element (Au). IUPAC prefers the British spellings " aluminium " and "caesium" over the U.S. spellings "aluminum" and "cesium", and the U.S. "sulfur" over British "sulphur". However, elements that are practical to sell in bulk in many countries often still have locally used national names, and countries whose national language does not use
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3552-462: Is commercially available for use in warm-white LEDs . Chemical element A chemical element is a chemical substance whose atoms all have the same number of protons . The number of protons is called the atomic number of that element. For example, oxygen has an atomic number of 8, meaning each oxygen atom has 8 protons in its nucleus. Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, known as isotopes of
3663-421: Is dominant in a given soil. At pH values less than 6 or under anaerobic conditions, Mn(II) dominates, while under more alkaline and aerobic conditions, Mn(III,IV) oxides and hydroxides predominate. These effects of soil acidity and aeration state on the form of Mn can be modified or controlled by microbial activity. Microbial respiration can cause both the oxidation of Mn to the oxides, and it can cause reduction of
3774-545: Is found throughout the world's oceans, 90% of which originates from hydrothermal vents. Particulate Mn develops in buoyant plumes over an active vent source, while the dMn behaves conservatively. Mn concentrations vary between the water columns of the ocean. At the surface, dMn is elevated due to input from external sources such as rivers, dust, and shelf sediments. Coastal sediments normally have lower Mn concentrations, but can increase due to anthropogenic discharges from industries such as mining and steel manufacturing, which enter
3885-458: Is low spin, which contrasts with the high spin character of its precursor, MnBr 2 (dmpe) 2 ( dmpe = (CH 3 ) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(CH 3 ) 2 ). Polyalkyl and polyaryl derivatives of manganese often exist in higher oxidation states, reflecting the electron-releasing properties of alkyl and aryl ligands. One example is [Mn(CH 3 ) 6 ] . The origin of the name manganese is complex. In ancient times, two black minerals were identified from
3996-408: Is mainly mined in South Africa, Australia, China, Gabon, Brazil, India, Kazakhstan, Ghana, Ukraine and Malaysia. For the production of ferromanganese , the manganese ore is mixed with iron ore and carbon, and then reduced either in a blast furnace or in an electric arc furnace. The resulting ferromanganese has a manganese content of 30–80%. Pure manganese used for the production of iron-free alloys
4107-436: Is often used in characterizing the elements. Density is often expressed in grams per cubic centimetre (g/cm ). Since several elements are gases at commonly encountered temperatures, their densities are usually stated for their gaseous forms; when liquefied or solidified, the gaseous elements have densities similar to those of the other elements. When an element has allotropes with different densities, one representative allotrope
4218-501: Is part of the iron group of elements, which are thought to be synthesized in large stars shortly before the supernova explosion. Mn decays to Cr with a half-life of 3.7 million years. Because of its relatively short half-life, Mn is relatively rare, produced by cosmic rays impact on iron . Manganese isotopic contents are typically combined with chromium isotopic contents and have found application in isotope geology and radiometric dating . Mn–Cr isotopic ratios reinforce
4329-424: Is produced by leaching manganese ore with sulfuric acid and a subsequent electrowinning process. A more progressive extraction process involves directly reducing (a low grade) manganese ore by heap leaching . This is done by percolating natural gas through the bottom of the heap; the natural gas provides the heat (needs to be at least 850 °C) and the reducing agent (carbon monoxide). This reduces all of
4440-442: Is stable up to the manganese melting point of 1,519 K (1,250 °C; 2,270 °F). It has a body-centered cubic structure (two atoms per cubic unit cell). Common oxidation states of manganese are +2, +3, +4, +6, and +7, although all oxidation states from −3 to +7 have been observed. Manganese in oxidation state +7 is represented by salts of the intensely purple permanganate anion MnO − 4 . Potassium permanganate
4551-426: Is the mass number) is an atom with 24 nucleons (12 protons and 12 neutrons). Whereas the mass number simply counts the total number of neutrons and protons and is thus an integer, the atomic mass of a particular isotope (or "nuclide") of the element is the mass of a single atom of that isotope, and is typically expressed in daltons (symbol: Da), or universal atomic mass units (symbol: u). Its relative atomic mass
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4662-532: Is typically selected in summary presentations, while densities for each allotrope can be stated where more detail is provided. For example, the three familiar allotropes of carbon ( amorphous carbon , graphite , and diamond ) have densities of 1.8–2.1, 2.267, and 3.515 g/cm , respectively. The elements studied to date as solid samples have eight kinds of crystal structures : cubic , body-centered cubic , face-centered cubic, hexagonal , monoclinic , orthorhombic , rhombohedral , and tetragonal . For some of
4773-405: Is unusual among elemental metals in having a very complex unit cell, with 58 atoms per cell (29 atoms per primitive unit cell) in four different types of site. It is paramagnetic at room temperature and antiferromagnetic at temperatures below 95 K (−178 °C). Beta manganese (β-Mn) forms when heated above the transition temperature of 973 K (700 °C; 1,290 °F). It has
4884-412: Is used as a reagent in organic chemistry for the oxidation of benzylic alcohols (where the hydroxyl group is adjacent to an aromatic ring ). Manganese dioxide has been used since antiquity to oxidize and neutralize the greenish tinge in glass from trace amounts of iron contamination. MnO 2 is also used in the manufacture of oxygen and chlorine and in drying black paints. In some preparations, it
4995-417: Is used in two different but closely related meanings: it can mean a chemical substance consisting of a single kind of atoms, or it can mean that kind of atoms as a component of various chemical substances. For example, molecules of water (H 2 O) contain atoms of hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), so water can be said as a compound consisting of the elements hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) even though it does not contain
5106-429: Is very strong; fullerenes , which have nearly spherical shapes; and carbon nanotubes , which are tubes with a hexagonal structure (even these may differ from each other in electrical properties). The ability of an element to exist in one of many structural forms is known as 'allotropy'. The reference state of an element is defined by convention, usually as the thermodynamically most stable allotrope and physical state at
5217-590: Is widely used. For example, the French chemical terminology distinguishes élément chimique (kind of atoms) and corps simple (chemical substance consisting of a single kind of atoms); the Russian chemical terminology distinguishes химический элемент and простое вещество . Almost all baryonic matter in the universe is composed of elements (among rare exceptions are neutron stars ). When different elements undergo chemical reactions, atoms are rearranged into new compounds held together by chemical bonds . Only
5328-489: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) had recognized a total of 118 elements. The first 94 occur naturally on Earth , and the remaining 24 are synthetic elements produced in nuclear reactions. Save for unstable radioactive elements (radioelements) which decay quickly, nearly all elements are available industrially in varying amounts. The discovery and synthesis of further new elements
5439-638: The Latin alphabet are likely to use the IUPAC element names. According to IUPAC, element names are not proper nouns; therefore, the full name of an element is not capitalized in English, even if derived from a proper noun , as in californium and einsteinium . Isotope names are also uncapitalized if written out, e.g., carbon-12 or uranium-235 . Chemical element symbols (such as Cf for californium and Es for einsteinium), are always capitalized (see below). In
5550-496: The Middle Ages until modern times and is evident in 14th-century glass from Venice . Because it was used in glassmaking, manganese dioxide was available for experiments by alchemists, the first chemists. Ignatius Gottfried Kaim (1770) and Johann Glauber (17th century) discovered that manganese dioxide could be converted to permanganate , a useful laboratory reagent. Kaim also may have reduced manganese dioxide to isolate
5661-602: The Spartan steel exceptionally hard. Around the beginning of the 19th century, manganese was used in steelmaking and several patents were granted. In 1816, it was documented that iron alloyed with manganese was harder but not more brittle. In 1837, British academic James Couper noted an association between miners' heavy exposure to manganese and a form of Parkinson's disease . In 1912, United States patents were granted for protecting firearms against rust and corrosion with manganese phosphate electrochemical conversion coatings, and
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#17328023931445772-423: The kinetic isotope effect is significant). Thus, all carbon isotopes have nearly identical chemical properties because they all have six electrons, even though they may have 6 to 8 neutrons. That is why atomic number, rather than mass number or atomic weight , is considered the identifying characteristic of an element. The symbol for atomic number is Z . Isotopes are atoms of the same element (that is, with
5883-405: The nuclear binding energy and electron binding energy. For example, the atomic mass of chlorine-35 to five significant digits is 34.969 Da and that of chlorine-37 is 36.966 Da. However, the relative atomic mass of each isotope is quite close to its mass number (always within 1%). The only isotope whose atomic mass is exactly a natural number is C, which has a mass of 12 Da; because
5994-523: The ocean floor has 500 billion tons of manganese nodules . Attempts to find economically viable methods of harvesting manganese nodules were abandoned in the 1970s. In South Africa, most identified deposits are located near Hotazel in the Northern Cape Province , ( Kalahari manganese fields ), with a 2011 estimate of 15 billion tons. In 2011 South Africa produced 3.4 million tons, topping all other nations. Manganese
6105-476: The +6 oxidation state is the green anion manganate , [MnO 4 ] . Manganate salts are intermediates in the extraction of manganese from its ores. Compounds with oxidation states +5 are somewhat elusive, and often found associated to an oxide (O ) or nitride (N ) ligand. One example is the blue anion hypomanganate [MnO 4 ] . Mn(IV) is somewhat enigmatic because it is common in nature but far rarer in synthetic chemistry. The most common Mn ore, pyrolusite ,
6216-491: The 2020s. The real mission of Hughes Glomar Explorer was to raise a sunken Soviet submarine, the K-129 , with the goal of retrieving Soviet code books. An abundant resource of manganese in the form of manganese nodules found on the ocean floor. These nodules, which are composed of 29% manganese, are located along the ocean floor . The environmental impacts of nodule collection are of interest. Dissolved manganese (dMn)
6327-424: The 20th century, manganese dioxide was widely used as the cathodic for commercial disposable dry batteries of both the standard (zinc–carbon) and alkaline types. Manganese is essential to iron and steel production by virtue of its sulfur -fixing, deoxidizing , and alloying properties. This application was first recognized by the British metallurgist Robert Forester Mushet (1811–1891) who, in 1856, introduced
6438-638: The 94 naturally occurring elements, those with atomic numbers 1 through 82 each have at least one stable isotope (except for technetium , element 43 and promethium , element 61, which have no stable isotopes). Isotopes considered stable are those for which no radioactive decay has yet been observed. Elements with atomic numbers 83 through 94 are unstable to the point that radioactive decay of all isotopes can be detected. Some of these elements, notably bismuth (atomic number 83), thorium (atomic number 90), and uranium (atomic number 92), have one or more isotopes with half-lives long enough to survive as remnants of
6549-487: The French, Italians, Greeks, Portuguese and Poles prefer "azote/azot/azoto" (from roots meaning "no life") for "nitrogen". For purposes of international communication and trade, the official names of the chemical elements both ancient and more recently recognized are decided by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), which has decided on a sort of international English language, drawing on traditional English names even when an element's chemical symbol
6660-471: The Solar System. Four allotropes (structural forms) of solid manganese are known, labeled α, β, γ and δ, and occurring at successively higher temperatures. All are metallic, stable at standard pressure, and have a cubic crystal lattice, but they vary widely in their atomic structures. Alpha manganese (α-Mn) is the equilibrium phase at room temperature. It has a body-centered cubic lattice and
6771-567: The alloys particularly useful in harsh automotive and industrial environments. Manganese oxide and sulfate are components of fertilizers. In the year 2000, an estimated 20,000 tons of these compounds were used in fertilizers in the US alone. A comparable amount of Mn compounds was also used in animal feeds. Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl is an additive in some unleaded gasoline to boost octane rating and reduce engine knocking . Manganese(IV) oxide (manganese dioxide, MnO 2 )
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#17328023931446882-487: The atomic masses of the elements (their atomic weights or atomic masses) do not always increase monotonically with their atomic numbers. The naming of various substances now known as elements precedes the atomic theory of matter, as names were given locally by various cultures to various minerals, metals, compounds, alloys, mixtures, and other materials, though at the time it was not known which chemicals were elements and which compounds. As they were identified as elements,
6993-413: The chemical substances (di)hydrogen (H 2 ) and (di)oxygen (O 2 ), as H 2 O molecules are different from H 2 and O 2 molecules. For the meaning "chemical substance consisting of a single kind of atoms", the terms "elementary substance" and "simple substance" have been suggested, but they have not gained much acceptance in English chemical literature, whereas in some other languages their equivalent
7104-408: The dalton is defined as 1/12 of the mass of a free neutral carbon-12 atom in the ground state. The standard atomic weight (commonly called "atomic weight") of an element is the average of the atomic masses of all the chemical element's isotopes as found in a particular environment, weighted by isotopic abundance, relative to the atomic mass unit. This number may be a fraction that is not close to
7215-416: The discovery and use of elements began with early human societies that discovered native minerals like carbon , sulfur , copper and gold (though the modern concept of an element was not yet understood). Attempts to classify materials such as these resulted in the concepts of classical elements , alchemy , and similar theories throughout history. Much of the modern understanding of elements developed from
7326-430: The element, in the form of Spiegeleisen . Manganese comprises about 1000 ppm (0.1%) of the Earth's crust and is the 12th most abundant element. Soil contains 7–9000 ppm of manganese with an average of 440 ppm. The atmosphere contains 0.01 μg/m . Manganese occurs principally as pyrolusite ( MnO 2 ), braunite (Mn Mn 6 )SiO 12 ), psilomelane (Ba,H 2 O) 2 Mn 5 O 10 , and to
7437-526: The element. Two or more atoms can combine to form molecules . Some elements are formed from molecules of identical atoms , e. g. atoms of hydrogen (H) form diatomic molecules (H 2 ). Chemical compounds are substances made of atoms of different elements; they can have molecular or non-molecular structure. Mixtures are materials containing different chemical substances; that means (in case of molecular substances) that they contain different types of molecules. Atoms of one element can be transformed into atoms of
7548-406: The elements are available by name, atomic number, density, melting point, boiling point and chemical symbol , as well as ionization energy . The nuclides of stable and radioactive elements are also available as a list of nuclides , sorted by length of half-life for those that are unstable. One of the most convenient, and certainly the most traditional presentation of the elements, is in the form of
7659-470: The elements are often summarized using the periodic table, which powerfully and elegantly organizes the elements by increasing atomic number into rows ( "periods" ) in which the columns ( "groups" ) share recurring ("periodic") physical and chemical properties. The table contains 118 confirmed elements as of 2021. Although earlier precursors to this presentation exist, its invention is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, who intended
7770-480: The elements can be uniquely sequenced by atomic number, conventionally from lowest to highest (as in a periodic table), sets of elements are sometimes specified by such notation as "through", "beyond", or "from ... through", as in "through iron", "beyond uranium", or "from lanthanum through lutetium". The terms "light" and "heavy" are sometimes also used informally to indicate relative atomic numbers (not densities), as in "lighter than carbon" or "heavier than lead", though
7881-413: The elements without any stable isotopes are technetium (atomic number 43), promethium (atomic number 61), and all observed elements with atomic number greater than 82. Of the 80 elements with at least one stable isotope, 26 have only one stable isotope. The mean number of stable isotopes for the 80 stable elements is 3.1 stable isotopes per element. The largest number of stable isotopes for a single element
7992-474: The elements, including consideration of their general physical and chemical properties, their states of matter under familiar conditions, their melting and boiling points, their densities, their crystal structures as solids, and their origins. Several terms are commonly used to characterize the general physical and chemical properties of the chemical elements. A first distinction is between metals , which readily conduct electricity , nonmetals , which do not, and
8103-518: The evidence from Al and Pd for the early history of the Solar System . Variations in Cr/ Cr and Mn/Cr ratios from several meteorites suggest an initial Mn/ Mn ratio, which indicate that Mn–Cr isotopic composition must result from in situ decay of Mn in differentiated planetary bodies. Hence, Mn provides additional evidence for nucleosynthetic processes immediately before coalescence of
8214-492: The existing names for anciently known elements (e.g., gold, mercury, iron) were kept in most countries. National differences emerged over the element names either for convenience, linguistic niceties, or nationalism. For example, German speakers use "Wasserstoff" (water substance) for "hydrogen", "Sauerstoff" (acid substance) for "oxygen" and "Stickstoff" (smothering substance) for "nitrogen"; English and some other languages use "sodium" for "natrium", and "potassium" for "kalium"; and
8325-630: The explosive stellar nucleosynthesis that produced the heavy metals before the formation of our Solar System . At over 1.9 × 10 years, over a billion times longer than the estimated age of the universe, bismuth-209 has the longest known alpha decay half-life of any isotope, and is almost always considered on par with the 80 stable elements. The heaviest elements (those beyond plutonium, element 94) undergo radioactive decay with half-lives so short that they are not found in nature and must be synthesized . There are now 118 known elements. In this context, "known" means observed well enough, even from just
8436-491: The form of ferrocene ( Fe(C 5 H 5 ) 2 ). When conducted under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide , reduction of Mn(II) salts gives dimanganese decacarbonyl Mn 2 (CO) 10 , an orange and volatile solid. The air-stability of this Mn(0) compound (and its many derivatives) reflects the powerful electron-acceptor properties of carbon monoxide. Many alkene complexes and alkyne complexes are derived from Mn 2 (CO) 10 . In Mn(CH 3 ) 2 (dmpe) 2 , Mn(II)
8547-529: The formation of Earth, they are certain to have completely decayed, and if present in novae, are in quantities too small to have been noted. Technetium was the first purportedly non-naturally occurring element synthesized, in 1937, though trace amounts of technetium have since been found in nature (and also the element may have been discovered naturally in 1925). This pattern of artificial production and later natural discovery has been repeated with several other radioactive naturally occurring rare elements. List of
8658-465: The free element when it was isolated much later. Manganese dioxide, which is abundant in nature, has long been used as a pigment. The cave paintings in Gargas that are 30,000 to 24,000 years old are made from the mineral form of MnO 2 pigments. Manganese compounds were used by Egyptian and Roman glassmakers, either to add to, or remove, color from glass. Use as "glassmakers soap" continued through
8769-431: The half-lives predicted for the observationally stable lead isotopes range from 10 to 10 years. Elements with atomic numbers 43, 61, and 83 through 94 are unstable enough that their radioactive decay can be detected. Three of these elements, bismuth (element 83), thorium (90), and uranium (92) have one or more isotopes with half-lives long enough to survive as remnants of the explosive stellar nucleosynthesis that produced
8880-399: The heaviest elements also undergo spontaneous fission . Isotopes that are not radioactive, are termed "stable" isotopes. All known stable isotopes occur naturally (see primordial nuclide ). The many radioisotopes that are not found in nature have been characterized after being artificially produced. Certain elements have no stable isotopes and are composed only of radioisotopes: specifically
8991-488: The heavy elements before the formation of the Solar System. For example, at over 1.9 × 10 years, over a billion times longer than the estimated age of the universe, bismuth-209 has the longest known alpha decay half-life of any isotope. The last 24 elements (those beyond plutonium, element 94) undergo radioactive decay with short half-lives and cannot be produced as daughters of longer-lived elements, and thus are not known to occur in nature at all. 1 The properties of
9102-410: The human brain, the manganese is bound to manganese metalloproteins , most notably glutamine synthetase in astrocytes . It is familiar in the laboratory in the form of the deep violet salt potassium permanganate . It occurs at the active sites in some enzymes . Of particular interest is the use of a Mn-O cluster , the oxygen-evolving complex , in the production of oxygen by plants. Manganese
9213-412: The manganese content reaches 4%, the embrittlement of the steel becomes a dominant feature. The embrittlement decreases at higher manganese concentrations and reaches an acceptable level at 8%. Steel containing 8 to 15% of manganese has a high tensile strength of up to 863 MPa. Steel with 12% manganese was discovered in 1882 by Robert Hadfield and is still known as Hadfield steel (mangalloy) . It
9324-503: The manganese ore to manganese oxide (MnO), which is a leachable form. The ore then travels through a grinding circuit to reduce the particle size of the ore to between 150 and 250 μm, increasing the surface area to aid leaching. The ore is then added to a leach tank of sulfuric acid and ferrous iron (Fe ) in a 1.6:1 ratio. The iron reacts with the manganese dioxide (MnO 2 ) to form iron hydroxide (FeO(OH)) and elemental manganese (Mn). This process yields approximately 92% recovery of
9435-460: The manganese. For further purification, the manganese can then be sent to an electrowinning facility. In 1972, the CIA 's Project Azorian , through billionaire Howard Hughes , commissioned the ship Hughes Glomar Explorer with the cover story of harvesting manganese nodules from the sea floor. That triggered a rush of activity to collect manganese nodules, which was not actually practical until
9546-633: The metal, but that is uncertain. By the mid-18th century, the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele used manganese dioxide to produce chlorine . First, hydrochloric acid , or a mixture of dilute sulfuric acid and sodium chloride was made to react with manganese dioxide, and later hydrochloric acid from the Leblanc process was used and the manganese dioxide was recycled by the Weldon process . The production of chlorine and hypochlorite bleaching agents
9657-573: The metals and organic compounds can then cause them to be oxidized while the Mn(III,IV) oxides are reduced to Mn (e.g., Cr to Cr(VI) and colorless hydroquinone to tea-colored quinone polymers). Manganese is essential to iron and steel production by virtue of its sulfur -fixing, deoxidizing , and alloying properties. Manganese has no satisfactory substitute in these applications in metallurgy. Steelmaking , including its ironmaking component, has accounted for most manganese demand, presently in
9768-524: The ocean from river inputs. Surface dMn concentrations can also be elevated biologically through photosynthesis and physically from coastal upwelling and wind-driven surface currents. Internal cycling such as photo-reduction from UV radiation can also elevate levels by speeding up the dissolution of Mn-oxides and oxidative scavenging, preventing Mn from sinking to deeper waters. Elevated levels at mid-depths can occur near mid-ocean ridges and hydrothermal vents. The hydrothermal vents release dMn enriched fluid into
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9990-441: The oxides to the divalent cation. The Mn(III,IV) oxides exist as brownish-black stains and small nodules on sand, silt, and clay particles. These surface coatings on other soil particles have high surface area and carry negative charge. The charged sites can adsorb and retain various cations, especially heavy metals (e.g., Cr , Cu , Zn , and Pb ). In addition, the oxides can adsorb organic acids and other compounds. The adsorption of
10101-418: The periodic table, which groups together elements with similar chemical properties (and usually also similar electronic structures). The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons in each atom, and defines the element. For example, all carbon atoms contain 6 protons in their atomic nucleus ; so the atomic number of carbon is 6. Carbon atoms may have different numbers of neutrons; atoms of
10212-426: The periodic tables presented here includes: actinides , alkali metals , alkaline earth metals , halogens , lanthanides , transition metals , post-transition metals , metalloids , reactive nonmetals , and noble gases . In this system, the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and transition metals, as well as the lanthanides and the actinides, are special groups of the metals viewed in a broader sense. Similarly,
10323-576: The process has seen widespread use ever since. The invention of the Leclanché cell in 1866 and the subsequent improvement of batteries containing manganese dioxide as cathodic depolarizer increased the demand for manganese dioxide. Until the development of batteries with nickel–cadmium and lithium, most batteries contained manganese. The zinc–carbon battery and the alkaline battery normally use industrially produced manganese dioxide because naturally occurring manganese dioxide contains impurities. In
10434-412: The pure element to exist in multiple chemical structures ( spatial arrangements of atoms ), known as allotropes , which differ in their properties. For example, carbon can be found as diamond , which has a tetrahedral structure around each carbon atom; graphite , which has layers of carbon atoms with a hexagonal structure stacked on top of each other; graphene , which is a single layer of graphite that
10545-400: The range of 85% to 90% of the total demand. Manganese is a key component of low-cost stainless steel . Often ferromanganese (usually about 80% manganese) is the intermediate in modern processes. Small amounts of manganese improve the workability of steel at high temperatures by forming a high-melting sulfide and preventing the formation of a liquid iron sulfide at the grain boundaries. If
10656-772: The reactive nonmetals and the noble gases are nonmetals viewed in the broader sense. In some presentations, the halogens are not distinguished, with astatine identified as a metalloid and the others identified as nonmetals. Another commonly used basic distinction among the elements is their state of matter (phase), whether solid , liquid , or gas , at standard temperature and pressure (STP). Most elements are solids at STP, while several are gases. Only bromine and mercury are liquid at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and 1 atmosphere pressure; caesium and gallium are solid at that temperature, but melt at 28.4°C (83.2°F) and 29.8°C (85.6°F), respectively. Melting and boiling points , typically expressed in degrees Celsius at
10767-481: The regions of the Magnetes (either Magnesia , located within modern Greece, or Magnesia ad Sipylum , located within modern Turkey). They were both called magnes from their place of origin, but were considered to differ in sex. The male magnes attracted iron, and was the iron ore now known as lodestone or magnetite , and which probably gave us the term magnet . The female magnes ore did not attract iron, but
10878-919: The remaining 11 elements have half lives too short for them to have been present at the beginning of the Solar System, and are therefore considered transient elements. Of these 11 transient elements, five ( polonium , radon , radium , actinium , and protactinium ) are relatively common decay products of thorium and uranium . The remaining six transient elements (technetium, promethium, astatine, francium , neptunium , and plutonium ) occur only rarely, as products of rare decay modes or nuclear reaction processes involving uranium or other heavy elements. Elements with atomic numbers 1 through 82, except 43 (technetium) and 61 (promethium), each have at least one isotope for which no radioactive decay has been observed. Observationally stable isotopes of some elements (such as tungsten and lead ), however, are predicted to be slightly radioactive with very long half-lives: for example,
10989-415: The same basic reaction, but a different electrolyte mixture. In 2002, more than 230,000 tons of manganese dioxide was used for this purpose. Copper alloys of manganese, such as Manganin , are commonly found in metal element shunt resistors used for measuring relatively large amounts of current. These alloys have very low temperature coefficient of resistance and are resistant to sulfur. This makes
11100-495: The same element having different numbers of neutrons are known as isotopes of the element. The number of protons in the nucleus also determines its electric charge , which in turn determines the number of electrons of the atom in its non-ionized state. The electrons are placed into atomic orbitals that determine the atom's chemical properties . The number of neutrons in a nucleus usually has very little effect on an element's chemical properties; except for hydrogen (for which
11211-404: The same number of protons in their nucleus), but having different numbers of neutrons . Thus, for example, there are three main isotopes of carbon. All carbon atoms have 6 protons, but they can have either 6, 7, or 8 neutrons. Since the mass numbers of these are 12, 13 and 14 respectively, said three isotopes are known as carbon-12 , carbon-13 , and carbon-14 ( C, C, and C). Natural carbon
11322-457: The second half of the 20th century, physics laboratories became able to produce elements with half-lives too short for an appreciable amount of them to exist at any time. These are also named by IUPAC, which generally adopts the name chosen by the discoverer. This practice can lead to the controversial question of which research group actually discovered an element, a question that delayed the naming of elements with atomic number of 104 and higher for
11433-496: The synthetically produced transuranic elements, available samples have been too small to determine crystal structures. Chemical elements may also be categorized by their origin on Earth, with the first 94 considered naturally occurring, while those with atomic numbers beyond 94 have only been produced artificially via human-made nuclear reactions. Of the 94 naturally occurring elements, 83 are considered primordial and either stable or weakly radioactive. The longest-lived isotopes of
11544-955: The table to illustrate recurring trends in the properties of the elements. The layout of the table has been refined and extended over time as new elements have been discovered and new theoretical models have been developed to explain chemical behavior. Use of the periodic table is now ubiquitous in chemistry, providing an extremely useful framework to classify, systematize and compare all the many different forms of chemical behavior. The table has also found wide application in physics , geology , biology , materials science , engineering , agriculture , medicine , nutrition , environmental health , and astronomy . Its principles are especially important in chemical engineering . The various chemical elements are formally identified by their unique atomic numbers, their accepted names, and their chemical symbols . The known elements have atomic numbers from 1 to 118, conventionally presented as Arabic numerals . Since
11655-561: The universe at large, in the spectra of stars and also supernovae, where short-lived radioactive elements are newly being made. The first 94 elements have been detected directly on Earth as primordial nuclides present from the formation of the Solar System , or as naturally occurring fission or transmutation products of uranium and thorium. The remaining 24 heavier elements, not found today either on Earth or in astronomical spectra, have been produced artificially: all are radioactive, with short half-lives; if any of these elements were present at
11766-589: The water. The dMn can then travel up to 4,000 km due to the microbial capsules present, preventing exchange with particles, lowing the sinking rates. Dissolved Mn concentrations are even higher when oxygen levels are low. Overall, dMn concentrations are normally higher in coastal regions and decrease when moving offshore. Manganese occurs in soils in three oxidation states: the divalent cation, Mn and as brownish-black oxides and hydroxides containing Mn (III,IV), such as MnOOH and MnO 2 . Soil pH and oxidation-reduction conditions affect which of these three forms of Mn
11877-528: The work of Dmitri Mendeleev , a Russian chemist who published the first recognizable periodic table in 1869. This table organizes the elements by increasing atomic number into rows (" periods ") in which the columns (" groups ") share recurring ("periodic") physical and chemical properties . The periodic table summarizes various properties of the elements, allowing chemists to derive relationships between them and to make predictions about elements not yet discovered, and potential new compounds. By November 2016,
11988-482: Was a large consumer of manganese ores. Scheele and others were aware that pyrolusite (mineral form of manganese dioxide) contained a new element. Johan Gottlieb Gahn isolated an impure sample of manganese metal in 1774, which he did by reducing the dioxide with carbon . The manganese content of some iron ores used in Greece led to speculations that steel produced from that ore contains additional manganese, making
12099-572: Was used for British military steel helmets and later by the U.S. military. Manganese is used in production of alloys with aluminium. Aluminium with roughly 1.5% manganese has increased resistance to corrosion through grains that absorb impurities which would lead to galvanic corrosion . The corrosion-resistant aluminium alloys 3004 and 3104 (0.8 to 1.5% manganese) are used for most beverage cans . Before 2000, more than 1.6 million tonnes of those alloys were used; at 1% manganese, this consumed 16,000 tonnes of manganese. Manganese(IV) oxide
12210-414: Was used in the original type of dry cell battery as an electron acceptor from zinc, and is the blackish material in carbon–zinc type flashlight cells. The manganese dioxide is reduced to the manganese oxide-hydroxide MnO(OH) during discharging, preventing the formation of hydrogen at the anode of the battery. The same material also functions in newer alkaline batteries (usually battery cells), which use
12321-438: Was used to decolorize glass. This female magnes was later called magnesia , known now in modern times as pyrolusite or manganese dioxide . Neither this mineral nor elemental manganese is magnetic. In the 16th century, manganese dioxide was called manganesum (note the two Ns instead of one) by glassmakers, possibly as a corruption and concatenation of two words, since alchemists and glassmakers eventually had to differentiate
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